Chapter 2: Meeting the Straw Hats

A/N: Here's the second chapter! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece or Kamen Rider. Those belong to their creators.

"Tendou-sama!" Razor called out as his galleon stopped. "We've arrived in Sabaody!"

Tendou nodded as he sling his bag over his shoulder and leapt out of the galleon. As he land on the ground, he turned his head and spoke to the captain. "You've done a good job keeping your words. That's something I least expect from a pirate."

Razor chuckled. "I may be a pirate, but I never go against my words, especially to a man I have come to respect. Besides, my pirates and I were planning on coming here in the first place. We'll be heading for the New World soon and we have to come here to get our coating first."

"Then you should get going, Captain Razor. Who knows, we might meet again in the New World," Tendou said as he walked away.

As the man walked off, Razor turned back to his crew. "Alright, men! Now that Tendou-sama isn't with us, we'll have to find another cook! Make sure you find a good one who's willing to be a pirate! And find someone who will coat our ship!"

"Aye Captain!" Roared the crew as they raised their fists into the air.

ZECT Branch of Sabaody Archipelago:

At Sabaody's ZECT Branch base, Tadokoro was currently having a talk with his partner, Misaki, when the door to the nearly empty office opened and a man entered the room.

"Ah, Arata, you're late," Tadokoro said, turning his attention to the man.

The man, known as Arata, who wore a similar suit like Tadokoro, bowed. "I apologize for my tardiness, Tadokoro-san."

"Well, whatever. Grab your things and get going. You'll be heading out with Platoon H to patrol," Tadokoro replied as he turned back to his desk, where a suitcase laid untouched.

Arata stops as he looked at the suitcase, seeing the insignia of their organization on it. "Tadokoro-san, what is that?"

Misaki directed a glare at him, which caused Arata to flinch but Tadokoro's raised hand caused Misaki to calm down as she spoke to him. "You're not permitted to know."

"It's alright, Misaki," Tadokoro replied. "He's a member of ZECT. Show him."

Hesitant at first, Misaki approached the suitcase, with Arata at her back. Misaki unlocked it, opening the suitcase to reveal a silver metallic belt. "This is what ZECT HQ has sent us. Our first anti-Worm secret weapon. Kabuto."

"Then...it's finally complete, right?" Arata asked. "The Rider System that will help eliminate the Worms." Then, a thought ran through his mind as he turned to his superior and bowed. "Tadokoro-san, please let me use it. Please!"

Seeing this, Misaki rolled her eyes. "He's not your father, you know. He's not going to spoil you with something that important."

Tadokoro sighed. "I appreciate your enthusiasm, Arata. But someone qualified to wear the Rider belt will be arriving from Mariejois so there's no need for you to trouble yourself with the belt. Now get going. Platoon H isn't the team filled with the patient kind of men. And be careful, the Marines have said that a dangerous pirate has appeared in Sabaody."

"Yes sir," Arata grumbled as he slipped a body armor on while he grabbed a Sensor Den Den Mushi and made his way out of the room. "I wonder how strong a ZECT member from the Holy Land is..."

"Did you hear? The Straw Hat Pirates are back!"

Tendou's ears perked up as he turned his head to the left, seeing two men, dressed like pirates, holding a Wanted poster of a boy who had a straw hat on his head and a toothy grin that was clearly visible. and another poster that showed the Straw Hat Pirates' insignia, that spoke of recruitment. Tendou remembered the first poster. He remembered seeing it on the wall in Razor's office back on his galleon. "Monkey D. Luffy is back, huh? After two years."

Unaware of Tendou, the two pirates continued their conversation.

"I don't know about you, but I'm planning on joining him! He must want to wage some battles on the Marines if he's looking for more pirates."

"Are you sure about that? The poster says that he's looking for people with at least a 70,000,000 Berries bounty. Ours are only 25,000 and 30,000. I don't think we're qualified enough."

Tendou scoffed as he recalled some information of the Straw Hat Pirates he had from people when he had travelled to different islands. He learnt that the Straw Hat Pirates are a crew of a 9 pirates with all of their members having bounties.

Their Captain, Monkey D. Luffy, was a Rubber Man after eating a Gomu Gomu no Mi, who declared war on the Marines and the World Government. He was also the son of Dragon, the Revolutionaries' Leader and the grandson of Garp, the Hero of the Marines. Not only that, those who have encountered the Rubber Man, spoke of the heroism and kindness he and his crew had showed and how he plans on becoming the Pirate King.

What Tendou was hearing from the two pirates was nearly unheard of. For Luffy, who has been gone for 2 years, to suddenly tell the world that he is back and is recruiting, was a very suspicious. You would have thought that he would want to lay low for a while longer or secretly meet up with his other crew-mates. That's when a realization hit him. "So there's a pirate crew who's pretending to be the Straw Hat Pirates, huh? Wonder how long that will last." Tendou chuckled to himself as he walked away from the pirates and made his way as he removed the Wanted posters of the Straw Hat Pirates which was conveniently on the wall next to him and continued on his way towards a nearby bar.

As soon as Tendou was in the bar, he walked over to the counter and took a seat as he looked up at the bartender. "Anything will do." The bartender blinked at his request but went ahead and placed a glass in front of Tendou before he poured red wine into it.

Tendou grabbed the glass of wine and took a sip as he browsed through the Straw Hat Pirates' Wanted posters, memorizing their faces once more. Placing his glass down, he noticed a particularly charming, orange-haired woman, seating just a few seats across him, looking over at him cautiously, narrowing her eyes at the Wanted posters in his possession.

He took a look at one of the Wanted posters and his eyes soon darted towards the poster of a woman, who resembled a lot like the woman who was looking at him. The 'Cat Burglar' Nami. A grin formed on his face as he folded the posters and stuffed them inside his vest as he thought. "So an actual member of the REAL Straw Hat Pirates is on this island. Could it be true then? Is Straw Hat Luffy really making a comeback now?"

Just then, the bartender began speaking as he poured wine into the woman's glass as well. "Have you heard? The Marines have relocated their Headquarters."

"What, really?" Nami asked, trying to hide her surprised expression.

The bartender nodded. "Yeah. They switched places with G1, the base on the other side of the Red Line. It just goes to show that the new Fleet Admiral who replaced Sengoku is ambitious. I mean, he put his Headquarters in the New World. And it's the territory of the Yonko! Well, as a result, the Marines' presence here has dropped and the lawlessness on these islands has increased."

"Is that why there're a lot of pirates here?" Tendou asked, earning the attention of the bartender and the 'Cat Burglar'.

"Uh...yes. That's why," the bartender replied. "By the way, what brings you to Sabaody, sir? I've never seen you around here before."

Tendou smiled. "Oh, I'm just preparing."

"Eh?" Nami tilted her head in confusion. "What do you mean by that?"

Raising his hand up, Tendou's index finger pointed towards the ceiling as he spoke. "My grandmother said this..."

However, he was interrupted when the bar's doors swung open and four figures walked in, causing the entire bar to go silent as the four figures went over to a table. One of them soon started laughing as he spoke. "Hey, old geezer! Bring me some booze! And food too! Give me everything you got!"

The bartender gulped nervously. "R-right away!"

"Oi...could it be? Is that..."

"There's no doubt about it. It's the Straw Hat Pirates."

This caught both Tendou's and Nami's attention as they turn to see the "Straw Hat Pirates".

On another one of Sabaody's many islands, a blond-haired man stepped onto the land, smoking a cigarette as he looked around. "Long time no see, Sabaody. I'm back at last."

Just then, his eyes widened when he caught sight of two ladies, chatting with each other. His jaw dropped as the smoke released from his cigarette turned into hearts. "It's a woman! A REAL WOMAN!" The two ladies soon paused and turned towards him, which made him drool. "There's no doubt about it! Those are honest-to-god, genuine ladies before my eyes!"

Tears soon developed in his eyes as he wiped them off. "Real women live on this island, I've dreamed of this for so long!" Without any restrain, he pounced, running towards the ladies as they and a few other women scattered in all directions. "VIVA SABAODY! I NEED LADIES!"

"Sanji-kyun!" At the sound of that voice, the man, identified as Sanji, froze in horror as the voice spoke once more. "So, this is where we part ways. It's quite sad, but I'm sure we'll meet again someday."

Sanji shivered as he turned around to face a group of men, dressed as women, and cried. "I never want to see you again! Thanks for taking me here. Give my regards to Iva, and GOOD BYE!" Then, he turned around, his eyes filled with the desire to see more real women. "Sanji the Man has just returned from hell! Wait for me, Nami-swan! Robin-chwan!"

One of the cross-dressing men sighed. "Did you know, men tend to unconsciously act mean towards the girls they like."

"Yes, I think I've heard of that."

"I'll never forget about him!"

Grove 15:

In Grove 15, Platoon H and Arata have just got off their Bon Chari, which was a vehicle only available in Sabaody, but they had modified it to enhance its speed. They soon got into a formation as their Platoon Leader turned to Arata. "Stay near us. We'll keep you safe from the Worms. Just keep the Sensor Den Den Mushi up so the superiors can see all this."

Arata nodded as he turned on the snail. "Yes sir."

"Good," replied the Platoon Leader. "Platoon H, move out! Make sure to keep pace. Our formation mustn't break. And be careful, pirates are still around these areas. These are the Lawless Zone after all."

"Yes sir!" Said the entire platoon as they all slowly walked, surveying their surroundings while Arata moved the Den Den Mushi around to get the images.

Unknown to them, at a nearby distance behind them, the albino gestured towards the humans which made the Worms from the previous night advanced towards them while the molted Worm was halted by the albino. The two shared a conversation of clicks and hisses before the molted Worm nodded in defeat and left while the albino followed the other Worms.

Arata froze, hearing multiple rustlings behind him. He turned around, pointing the Sensor Den Den Mushi towards the direction. His eyes widened in fear as he dropped the snail. "T-T-THEY'RE HERE!" His yell caused the Worms to charge towards him and ZECTroopers of Platoon H turned around in surprise as the Platoon Leader started off by firing his Machine Blade Gun at the Worms.

"Contact! Open fire!"

The ZECTroopers nodded and complied to their leader's command as they all aimed their own weapons at the Worms, blasting them with bullets as Arata ran behind them to take cover.

Sparks flew off the Worms' bodies as the ZECTroopers continued their assault. The Worms hissed but they continued their advancement towards the humans. The albino charged forward, ignoring the bullets that hit its body and thrusting its claws forward, knocking one of the ZECTroopers down while injuring him at the same time.

"Switch to Blade Mode!"

In an instant, the remaining active ZECTroopers activated their retractable blades, attacking the albino as they knocked it back. The leader then brought out a baby Den Den Mushi. "This is H Leader. Requesting reinforcements!"

The Den Den Mushi replied back in a familiar voice. "H Leader, this is Tadokoro. I'm sorry to say but reinforcements are currently unavailable. Platoon X, Y and Z are still recovering and Platoon L is currently fighting off another group of Worms in Grove 45. You'll have to fight off the Worms yourself."

"But sir!" The Platoon Leader said. "We're currently facing the albino!"

"The albino is at your location?"

"Yes sir!"

"Then there's only one option for this. Call in a retreat. You are not to face the albino until the candidate for Kabuto arrives."

The Platoon Leader nodded. "Understood!" As the baby Den Den Mushi fell asleep, the Platoon Leader cried. "Base has ordered a retreat! Fall back!" As he grabbed Arata by the collar, the rest of Platoon H carried their injured ZECTrooper and they all ran towards their modified Bon Chari, avoiding the other Worms as well.

As they got onto the vehicle, the Platoon Leader blasted his weapon at the nearest Worm, knocking it back as he himself got onto the vehicle. Then, they took off, leaving the area as the Platoon Leader fired a smoke bomb using his grenade launcher-like shotgun.

Once the ZECTroopers left, the albino dusted itself as it growled, causing the other Worms to head towards the opposite direction where they proceeded towards Grove 14.

All eyes were on the "Straw Hat Pirates" when a gun was fired, before a man collapsed onto the ground, clutching his stomach.

"Huh? Did I hear you right? Your bounty is 55,000,000 Berries? Take another look at the poster! Your bounty has to be at least 70,000,000! I won't deal with anyone less than that. I can't believe you made it this far with such a miserable bounty." The man looked up and glared at the one who shot him, who was known as "Monkey D. Luffy". "Get lost, brat. I am the son of Dragon the Revolutionary, you know."

"You'll slow us down! We are the destined pirates." Continued the man across the fake Luffy, whom Tendou has identified as "Franky" but in this case, fake Franky.

Beside him, was a pirate Tendou identified as "Sogeking", who spoke. "Don't think we'll accept just anyone!"

Fake Luffy smirked as he brought up his gun and pulled the trigger. "Get lost." The gun fired again, killing the man.

"Straw Hat Luffy's merciless," muttered a man at another table.

"What can we do? He's really strong."

Fake Luffy laid back against the couch and turned to Fake Franky. "Hey, Franky! How many have we got so far?"

"About a hundred recruits in total," Fake Franky replied. "Three entire pirate crews have joined us. Ten of the pirates have bounties on their heads."

Tendou silently scoffed as he took another sip of his glass of wine. "So he's managed to fool that many pirates, huh? Pirates can be very easily tricked some times but I didn't know that a hundred of them can fall for these fakes."

Fake Luffy chuckled. "Sounds great. And among the ten, we have two infamous rookies. The Marine-killers, 'Wet-Hair' Caribou and 'Blood-splatter' Coribou. A pair of brothers, both captains, with bounties of 190,000,000 and 210,000,000 respectively. We'll put them to good use! More of our underlings are coming here! Old geezer, we'll need more booze! And make it quick!"

"Y-Y-yes sir!" The bartender stuttered.

Just then, Fake Luffy's eyes fell to Nami as a wicked grin formed on his face. "Oh, and you, the girl who's been sitting there this whole time!"

This time, the entire bar's eyes were on her and Tendou folded his arms. "Let's see how you'll deal with these impostors, 'Cat Burglar' Nami."

"Don't just sit there and sulk by yourself. Come over here!"

Nami huffed in annoyance. "No thanks. I'm already waiting for someone."

Everyone, excluding Tendou, was shocked by Nami's response for they had never expected that to come out from her mouth since she was in the presence of "Straw Hat Luffy".

The bartender leaned in close to her and whispered with a worried look. "Oi! You better listen to what he says! That guy's Straw Hat Luffy! He's the insane pirate who charged into the great war 2 years ago. Don't you know him?"

Fake Sogeking laughed. "You're waiting for a man? I'm sure he's just some weakling who'll cry and beg for forgiveness when he hears Captain Luffy's name! Now get over here!"

"I'll say it one more time," Nami turned around, glaring at the fake Straw Hat Pirates. "You're not my type. I won't drink with you. Are we clear? Straw Hat...who are you again?"

Tendou lowered his head, hiding a small smile. "She's an amusing one."

Fake Luffy slammed the table with his fist and glared at her. "Huh? Did you just ask who I am?! I am Straw Hat Luffy! You've got some nerve!"

"Oi!" The bartender hissed. "This is going to end bad! Apologize to him!"

As Fake Luffy pulled out his gun, the woman beside him, who was disguised as Nami's impostor, grabbed the gun. "I'll deal with this." Fake Nami walked over to the real Nami, slinging her arm over Nami's shoulder. "You're quite an interesting girl. I'll give you two choices. Will you accept Captain Luffy's invitation? Or will you die? For the record, I'm wanted too. They call me 'Cat Burglar' Nami. Don't underestimate me!"

"Hissatsu Midoriboshi: Devil!"

At that moment, pink smoke appeared inside the bar, surprising everyone as giant plants formed, trapping all of the fake Straw Hat Pirates within their grasp.

"What is that plant?" Nami asked.

Then, a man sat down beside her and spoke. "Well Miss, would you like to have a drink with me instead?"

Nami blinked as she turned around, seeing a guy that she has never seen for the past 2 years. Nami smiled as she grabbed the man and embraced him. "Usopp! It's been so long! I see you've gotten a little bit manlier!"

"I-I see you've grown as well, Nami!" Usopp replied.

Tendou pulled out the Wanted posters once more and browsed through them, only to find out that Sogeking resembled a lot like Usopp, specifically his long nose. "So he must be Sogeking's identity. That nose of his is unmistakable."

"What the hell?!" Fake Sogeking cried, struggling to break free from the plant's grip. "The man she was waiting for is this geeky guy?!"

"WHAT THE?! SOGEKING?! HOW?!" Usopp shrieked, eyes nearly popping out from their sockets as he stared at Fake Sogeking.

"Is that your doing?" Nami asked, pointing towards the fake Straw Hat Pirates who were still trapped by the giant plants.

Usopp nodded. "You bet it is! That's my newest weapon, the Pop Green! It's not like I've spent the past two years staring blankly at the sea! Sorry to say, but I've graduated from the 'weakling-trio' I used to be in with you and Chopper. No matter what happens, I won't get scared! That's the kind of warrior I've become."

Tendou took his last sip of wine and placed down a few Berries. He got up from his seat and walked off, leaving the two real Straw Hat Pirates to have their conversation as he exited the bar. A minute later, an explosion occurred in the bar and Tendou blinked in surprise when he saw Nami and Usopp casually talking while the explosion was happening.

At Marines Headquarters in G1:

"Sir! There's a report from Sabaody Archipelago!"

After hearing the report from the Marine, the Captain's eyes widened as he turned around. "What?! The Straw Hat Pirates?!"

The Marine nodded. "Yes sir! Apparently, they're recruiting new members on the island!"

"Contact HQ!" The Captain replied. "If it's true, then he's still alive and we must do something! Send out reinforcements to Sabaody and order a search of the entire island as well!"

"Yes sir!"

Grove 47:

Back on Sabaody Archipelago, Fake Luffy and his three companions were rampaging through Grove 47, shooting at people who bore any resemblance to Nami and Usopp, mostly their features such as Usopp's long nose and Nami's long hair. Just seconds ago, Fake Luffy had shot a woman in the arm.

"Hey! Are you alright?" Cried the woman's male companion.

"How could he?!" A bystander muttered. "He just shot her without warning!"

The woman's companion glared at Fake Luffy as he spoke. "How could you do this to her?! What did we ever do to you?!"

Fake Luffy sighed as he sarcastically replied. "I said I was sorry, right? I just got the wrong people. I just happened to be looking for someone who looks like you. A woman with a man who has long hair and a long nose."

"You got the wrong people?! And then you just shot her?!"

Another bystander gritted his teeth. "That Straw Hat Luffy is terrible!"

Fake Luffy looked down at the two civilians in front of him and scowled. "Huh? Did you just say that you don't like what I'm doing?" The woman's companion didn't reply. "Seems like you did." Before anyone expected it, Fake Luffy fired at the man, hitting him in the knee. "If you're gonna blame anyone, blame them!" Turning back to the other fake Straw Hat Pirates with him, Fake Luffy spoke. "Hunt those two down! I won't let them get away with what they did! We'll kill them and set an examp..."

However, the impostor was interrupted when he was knocked down by an enormous backpack, carried by a teenage boy in a cloak. The boy halted. "Oh, did I bump into you? Sorry about that. See ya!" Without another word, the boy continued on his way.

Around him, all of the bystanders who witnessed what the boy had done were shocked.

"What's he doing? Doesn't he know who Straw Hat Luffy is?"

"H-he's dead."

"Wait just a minute!" Fake Luffy screamed as he got up, causing the boy to halt once more while Fake Luffy and his companions approached him, giving nasty looks to anyone who was trying to laugh.

As Fake Luffy neared him, the boy sighed and muttered under his breath. "And Hancock warned me so many times that I mustn't cause a commotion..."

"You just bumped into me on purpose, didn't you?" Fake Luffy scowled as he points his gun at the boy's cheek. "Come on, say something! Do you know who I am?! Didn't you see how bad you made me look back there?! You disgraced me in front of a whole crowd!" He leaned in closer to the boy and glared at him as he hissed. "Me, the elite pirate with a 400,000,000 Berries bounty! Kneel down before me right now. Fear me, and then beg for your life!"

Silence filled the whole area as everyone waited for whatever the boy was about to do next.

"Hurry up and apologize!" One of the bystanders said, worried for the boy.

"Doesn't he value his own life?!"

Fake Luffy scoffed. "Looks like he finally realized what a huge mistake he made."

Fake Nami grinned. "And now he's so scared that he can't talk?"

Beside the boy, Fake Sogeking spoke. "Not long ago, a long-nosed man and a long-haired woman ridiculed us. Our Captain's in a rather foul mood at the moment. So you better apologize quickly or there won't be a second chance."

"Otherwise, you're going to throw away your entire life because of one brief moment of carelessness. Our Captain is quick to pull the trigger," Fake Franky said as he approached the boy.

"Oh? And since when does Monkey D. Luffy ever threatens anyone who has done something innocent like bumping into him?"

All eyes immediately went to the man who spoke, Tendou.

"Oh no...is he going to oppose Straw Hat Luffy as well?" Another bystander whispered to the man beside him.

Fake Luffy removed the gun from the boy's cheek and aimed it at Tendou. "Wait a second...aren't you the man from the bar earlier? I remember you sitting close to that long-haired woman. You're with them, aren't you?"

Tendou ignored the question and spoke in a louder tone. "Monkey D. Luffy is a Rubber Man. And from what I have heard from islands that Straw Hat Luffy had visited, he has never used a weapon before. So why would he use a gun now when he can rely on his Devil Fruit's power?" Fake Luffy flinched from Tendou's words and the boy looked up at him, curious at what Tendou was saying. "And also, Straw Hat Luffy has never killed anyone before. But you, you have killed quite a lot of people."

"What the hell are you getting at?" Fake Luffy asked, panicking as his hand rested on the trigger of his gun.

"You are not the real Monkey D. Luffy!" Tendou cried as he pulled out all of the Wanted posters of the Straw Hat Pirates. "How everyone here has believed that you are Luffy confuses me. You look nothing like him, even if two years have past. You and your companions are all impostors."

The closest bystander to Tendou looked at the Wanted poster with Monkey D. Luffy's picture and he began comparing it to Fake Luffy. After a few seconds, his eyes widened. "He's right! That's not the real Straw Hat Luffy!"

Fake Luffy's left eye twitched as he looked around, seeing the anger in everyone's eyes while the fake Straw Hat Pirates gathered near him.

"I can't believe we fell for this impostor!"

"How could we have not see through it?"

"We were all fooled by an impostor...I bet he's just pretending to be Straw Hat Luffy so he could gain attention from the other pirates in Sabaody!"

Fake Nami turned to Fake Luffy with a worried look. "C-C-Captain? What do we do now?"

Fake Luffy gritted his teeth as he glared at Tendou and muttered. "This is all his fault. We'll just have to show them that we're still pirates." Fake Luffy raised his gun up at Tendou and he screamed. "You may have found out our secret, but you're still a nobody to us pirates!" Then, he pulled the trigger, causing the gun to fire a bullet at Tendou.

Seeing this, the boy dropped his backpack and was about to jump in when the bullet shot past Tendou's face, missing him. The boy stopped, looking at Tendou with confused eyes and the bystanders all shared the same looks.

"W-What?" Fake Luffy stuttered as he fired three more times at Tendou, missing all three shots. "How are you still not dead?!"

Tendou chuckled. "No one can kill me with bullets. I will decide what will become of me."

"I have no idea what you just said. Sogeking, kill him!" Fake Luffy cried.

Fake Sogeking nodded, cocking his gun as he aimed at Tendou. The impostor held his finger at the trigger and fired. However, Tendou shifted his head to his right, letting the bullet whiz pass his ear. Tendou scoffed. "You don't learn that easily, huh? Then allow me to give you a painful lesson." Then, in a blink of an eye, Tendou sprinted forward, swinging his foot at the impostor, knocking the gun out of his hand while using the same foot to kick him in the face, knocking the mask off as well to reveal his face.

"Crap!" The fake Straw Hat Pirates cursed as they watched the mask bounce off the ground and land back down again, only for Fake Sogeking to grab it and cover his face.

Tendou lowered his leg and his eyes met the impostors. "Reflect on your shamelessness, now get lost."

As the impostors left in fear of him, the bystanders all stared at Tendou with shocked looks as he dusted his vest and he turned around, only to be stopped by the boy. "Oi! Wait up!" Tendou stopped and turned to face the boy, who's eyes were twinkling underneath his cloak. "That was so awesome! You have to join my crew!"

"Eh?" Tendou blinked.

The boy shined a toothy grin as he continued. "You were so awesome when you fought them. I thought I was done for but you just saved me some time in a more awesome way!"

"I'm flattered, kid," Tendou replied. "But I can never be killed by a pirate with bad aiming. Also, I'm guessing that you're a pirate as well when you ask me to join your crew."

"Yeah, I'm a pirate," the boy replied as he walked alongside Tendou. "And I won't take no for an answer."

Tendou rolled his eyes. "Unfortunately for you, I don't follow pirates. Besides, I am still busy preparing."

"Eh? Preparing? For what?"

"That is for me to know and for you to mind your own business," Tendou replied as he turned a corner, causing the boy to lose him for a few seconds before he began chasing after Tendou.